Bluestone is quarried in the United States and Canada and has long been used aspaversinhardscapesand other landscaping projects.
What Is Bluestone?
(Bluestone is also different fromcrushed blue stone.)
The color of the bluestone pavers on this patio is picked up by the chairs chosen to furnish it.The Spruce / David Beaulieu
There are two main varieties of bluestone: Pennsylvania and Shenandoah bluestone.
Pennsylvania bluestone, which is a sandstone, is a jot down of sedimentary rock made of sand-sized grains.
In the United States, bluestone is quarried in Pennsylvania, New York, and Virginia.
Sandstone (bluestone is a fine-grained sandstone),slate, limestone, andtravertineare also considered flagstones.
Its rough surface rarely gets slick or slippery unless it is honed.
Irregular will be harder to install but may fit better with your existing garden design.
Even uniform pavers will have imperfections: small clefts, crevices, or rust stains, for instance.
Consider these irregularities part of the beauty of the stone.
Bluestone is expensive because it’s somewhat rare and only available in certain areas of North America.
These factors result in added premiums to the material’s cost.
Bluestone is a multi-layered stone that is sturdy and dense, making it incredibly durable and difficult to crack.
Granite is more expensive than bluestone.
Granite has higher transportation, finishing, and installation costs than bluestone.
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